NSA Leaker Was Discharged From the Army After Five Months
Edward Snowden did not complete training
The former CIA computer technician who leaked last week's explosive details about American classified surveillance programs spent just five months in the Army Reserve before he was discharged, records show.
Edward Snowden, the self-proclaimed whistleblower who sent the information to The Guardian and The Washington Post, joined up in 2004, but separated just five months later, an Army official told POLITICO.
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Why do you publish an article with a mis-leading title?
If you read Snowden's interview (Guardian), he stated that he broke both legs in an accident and was discharged for that reason.
The smear campaign has started ... and now you are part of it.